I have often been asked, "which came first....the chicken or the egg?"
My reply, is always "The Farmer".
Christianity does not spring from morality. Christianity is a dynamic relationship with the living God.
From this relationship is born our sense of morality.
For example, it is no longer "thou shalt not kill".
It is why would we not kill, why would we as Christians even want to kill?
This is one of the fundamental differences between religion and Christianity.
We as Christians do not want to kill, not because it is naughty, but because we no longer want the the things that our Lord does not want.
It should no longer be 'our will', but His will be done.
As for Salvation, any group who preaches any other than what the Apostles preached are not a Christian group no matter what they have printed on their T-Shirts.
"Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:38,39
"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12for
blessings,
calvin